Multi-instrumentalist, improviser, composer David Panton, veteran of the Little Theatre Club, UK avant-garde/free-jazz scene of the 1970s/80s, returns after a long break. ‘A wide ranging musician…’ (Peter Riley, Coda), he played with John Stevens’ Entourage, John Russell, Roy Asbury, and in the more structured setting of his One Music Ensembles, with Stevens, Harry Beckett, Maggie Nichols and, while teaching him saxophone 1978-79, Nii Noi Nortey. Some music was published/released on his Nondo/Panton Music labels, broadcast, and assisted with Arts Council bursaries. ‘Panton plays with real imagination…’(Barry McRae, Jazz Journal), ‘…paces his solos well…’ (Robert Ianapollo, Cadence).
